About 500 learners who sat for KCPE examinations last year in Murang’a County are yet to join secondary school.
Murang’a County Director of Education Ann Kiilu has confirmed that by January 30th, the county had recorded a 97 percent transition to secondary schools.
In an interview with KNA in her office Kiilu noted that Murang’a South Sub County has the highest number of learners who are yet to join high school.
“Currently Murang’a South has 207 students who are yet to join Form-one, followed by Ithanga with 100, Kigumo 87 and Mathioya with 47,” she revealed on Wednesday.
The director further stated that Kandara, Murang’a East, Gatanga and Kangema sub-counties have recorded a 100 percent transition to high school.
She added that of the total 27,214 learners who sat their KCPE in the county last year, 165 have opted for local vocational training centers adding that a multi-agency team is on the ground to mop up those who are yet to transition either to high schools or to vocational colleges.
“Education officers assisted by chiefs and their assistants and other stakeholders are joining hands to look for the students who are yet to join secondary school or a vocational training centre,” she said.
“Since the mop-up exercise commenced last week, some learners have been assisted to join various secondary schools. We will continue searching for the missing students and ensure they either join high schools or vocational training centres,” Kiilu averred.
Kiilu further urged parents whose children are yet to join Form-one, to consider taking them to local day-secondary schools.
“We understand there might be challenges preventing some parents from taking their children to schools they were admitted to but there is an option of joining a day secondary school which is easily accessible.
“In Murang’a County, we have many day secondary schools which perform well both in academics and extracurricular activities,” she said.
By Bernard Munyao
